<p>March 14, 1912. The Carroll County Courthouse in Hillsville, Virginia, was a scene of tobacco smoke and small-town gossip—until it became a killing ground. When Floyd Allen stood after being convicted and declared, “Gentlemen, I ain’t a-going,” more than 50 shots rang out. In the chaos, the judge, sheriff, and prosecutor were killed, and the powerful Allen family fled, triggering a massive manhunt that captivated the nation.</p><p>In this episode, we speak with Dr. Travis Roundtree, author of Hillsville Remembered, to unravel the complex history of Appalachia&#39;s most notorious shootout.</p><p><a href="https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813197227/hillsville-remembered/"><u>Hillsville Remembered: Public Memory, Historical Silence, and Appalachia&#39;s Most Notorious Shoot-Out</u></a> by Dr. Travis A. Rountree</p><p><strong>The Carroll County Courthouse Tragedy</strong> by R.W. &quot;Ron&quot; Hall is available from The Carroll County Historical Society and Museum.</p><p><a href="https://uncpress.org/9780807842164/feud/"><u>Feud: Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, 1860-1900</u></a> by Altina L. Waller</p><p>Ballads</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4JJH7pRKCY"><u>Ballad of Claude Allen (YouTube)</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCVBeBeqTRg"><u>Ballad of Sidna Allen (YouTube)</u></a></p><p><strong>Podcast Sources</strong></p><p><a href="https://blueridgetruecrime.com/category/sources-links/"><u>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime Sources &amp; Links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a></p><p><strong>Explore More Content</strong></p><p><a href="https://blueridgetruecrime.substack.com/"><u>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BlueRidgeTrueCrime-op7qe"><u>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BlueRidgeTrueCrime-op7qe"><u>⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a></p>